TMBCI Research Protection Act was adopted into law July 31, 2014. It is a violation of the law to bypass the Research Review Board before conducting any type of research or data collection of the TMBCI tribe.

Protocol Submission Deadline is the 28th of each month.Research Review Board convenes the second Wednesday of each month.

The TMBCI Research Review Board consists of highly qualified tribal members who are responsible for the oversight and approval of all research and systemic collection of data on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian Reservation and adjacent lands. The Research Review Board is a board of volunteers who receive no monetary gain but are simply committed to improving the quality of life through culturally competent, custom fit research.